Deprivation, Poverty and Caste Emancipation in the Nat Community in Bihar (PDF)

Seminar paper from the year 2018 in the subject Sociology - Social System, Social Structure, Class, Social Stratification, South Asian University, language: English, abstract: This paper deals with understanding the conditions of Nat community with respect to their poverty, inequality, caste emancipation and social exclusion in Paschim Champaran, Bihar. The methodology adopted for this research was participant observation, survey method and interview schedule. Nat, a nomad community is primarily involved in singing, rope dancing and juggling. Risley and Russell demonstrate that this marginalized community has multiculturalism as an important aspect of their society. The conditions of Marginalized sections in the wake of Globalization have been discussed in detail in recent years by Dr Davindera, Manjur Ali, Swarankar, Ali Anwar and Linda E Lucas. However, these scholars have not taken into account the condition of their marginalization, discrimination, untouchability and deprivation of education belonging to Nat community in Bihar in contemporary times. This paper brings into discussion the aspects of their deprivation of basic amenities, untouchability and social exclusion which constitutes the foundation of their backwardness in contemporary times.